Pentax and Tokina are designing Micro Four Thirds lenses?

jct us101 · 01-20-2011, 04:24 PM

Hoya/Tokina Patents For Two New Micro Four Thirds Lenses

17mm f/2

bobmaxja · 01-20-2011, 04:52 PM

There already 2 discussion in the last week about it

jct us101 · 01-20-2011, 08:40 PM

I looked real quick and couldn't find them. Link?

Jasvox · 01-21-2011, 03:43 AM

Clicked the link which to me to another forum where the replies shot the info down...

Jason

lithos · 01-21-2011, 04:32 AM

It's just JCT trolling for hits for his forum.

The patent's probably just to piss Olympus off. Blocking patent.

jct us101 · 01-21-2011, 07:48 AM

Originally posted by lithos

It's just JCT trolling for hits for his forum.

The patent's probably just to piss Olympus off. Blocking patent.

Oh come on now, if I was going to troll for hits on my forum, I would just go out and say it!

You know, like, you should go join my forum! E-P1.net - The Original Micro Four Thirds Community

Aegon · 01-21-2011, 11:50 AM

God bless Tokina for bringing quality Pentax optics to 3rd party mounts.
Although some argue that the lenses are slightly different in coating or optics, I have been using Tokina for Nikon and haven't seen any major differences.

I own the Tokina 50-135, 16-50, 35 macro, and 12-24 for Nikon. I love them all. Even the 16-50 has grown on me, and can be awfully sharp stopped down.

If I had µ4/3, I'd be eager to try the new lenses.

01-20-2011, 04:24 PM	#1
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01-20-2011, 04:52 PM	#2
bobmaxja Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laval, Quebec Canada Posts: 2,171	There already 2 discussion in the last week about it

01-20-2011, 08:40 PM	#3
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	I looked real quick and couldn't find them. Link?

01-21-2011, 03:43 AM	#4
Jasvox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,107	Clicked the link which to me to another forum where the replies shot the info down... Jason

01-21-2011, 04:32 AM	#5
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	It's just JCT trolling for hits for his forum. The patent's probably just to piss Olympus off. Blocking patent.

01-21-2011, 07:48 AM	#6
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793 Original Poster	Originally posted by lithos It's just JCT trolling for hits for his forum. The patent's probably just to piss Olympus off. Blocking patent. Oh come on now, if I was going to troll for hits on my forum, I would just go out and say it! You know, like, you should go join my forum! E-P1.net - The Original Micro Four Thirds Community

01-21-2011, 11:50 AM	#7
Aegon Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,416	God bless Tokina for bringing quality Pentax optics to 3rd party mounts. Although some argue that the lenses are slightly different in coating or optics, I have been using Tokina for Nikon and haven't seen any major differences. I own the Tokina 50-135, 16-50, 35 macro, and 12-24 for Nikon. I love them all. Even the 16-50 has grown on me, and can be awfully sharp stopped down. If I had µ4/3, I'd be eager to try the new lenses.